Well it’s not like it has a great history of earning user trust:
- https://forums.balena.io/t/serious-privacy-concerns-with-etcher-1-4-4/4103/15
- https://github.com/balena-io/etcher/issues/2766
- https://github.com/balena-io/etcher/issues/3321
etc…
Seems weird that Librem wouldn’t recommend an alternative, given that complete control and authority of your “secure” “trusted” PureOS system will be given to this third-party, if you follow PureOS’ install instructions. They could at least mention / link to some alternatives. Right?